Sold Nikon Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 Ai-s Lens $100 Sold
Dec 13, 2020 13:59:33 #
Nikon Micro-Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 Ai-s Lens
About 5 years ago, I got this lens off of ebay for $125. I wasn't sure if I would like shooting macro, so I took a chance on a old beat-up lens. This copy has been great! I have taken hundreds of pictures with this lens and extension tube. Feel free to look at my posts in the true macro section.
I just picked up a new 105 in a package deal, so I'm letting this on go.
The focus ring is hard to turn at lower temperatures
The filter ring is bent
There are spots/dirt/fungus on the inside glass
$100 plus shipping or pick up in Richmond, VA
About 5 years ago, I got this lens off of ebay for $125. I wasn't sure if I would like shooting macro, so I took a chance on a old beat-up lens. This copy has been great! I have taken hundreds of pictures with this lens and extension tube. Feel free to look at my posts in the true macro section.
I just picked up a new 105 in a package deal, so I'm letting this on go.
The focus ring is hard to turn at lower temperatures
The filter ring is bent
There are spots/dirt/fungus on the inside glass
$100 plus shipping or pick up in Richmond, VA
Dec 13, 2020 14:39:38 #
No Thank You, sounds like JUNK, definitely not worth $100.00, at least you are as n Honest Seller, tellings the true facts about it your Nikon 105mm.
Dec 13, 2020 15:05:36 #
Silverrails wrote:
No Thank You, sounds like JUNK
Wow. If someone is more concerned with making a pleasing image, rather than having a pristine lens, this is quite a value. It's 12% the cost of a new one! If you feel that the images i made with this lens are "JUNK", please enlighten me to how they could be better.
Dec 13, 2020 15:52:50 #
Schoee
Loc: Europe
Not really in the market for the lens but just wanted to say that the images are really great.
Dec 13, 2020 16:14:56 #
Schoee wrote:
Not really in the market for the lens but just wanted to say that the images are really great.
Thanks!
Dec 14, 2020 06:01:14 #
Silverrails wrote:
No Thank You, sounds like JUNK, definitely not worth $100.00, at least you are as n Honest Seller, tellings the true facts about it your Nikon 105mm.
Used on eBay are generally 2 or more times the price of this one, so if someone wants to give it a try to see how they like shooting Micro, this could be a very workable solution. It's also a great focal length for use as a portrait lens. I suspect that despite the warts which have been described, it will take some decent shots as illustrated in the listing. I have the same lens and like it a lot.
Dec 14, 2020 09:11:18 #
Great deal for someone more interested in results than cosmetics! Definitely not JUNK as the first poster claims...smh...
Dec 14, 2020 09:16:59 #
olemikey
Loc: 6 mile creek, Spacecoast Florida
Very nice shots. Good luck with sale. One great feature with lenses like your's is that they can be opened up and cleaned/lubed without fear of bricking the "focus stack" like with modern AF-S and AF-P Nikon. I don't have that lens, but do have a pristine old Nikkor f2.8 100mm E-lens that has sat in my armoir for some time, I just repurposed an old/like new Minolta Bellows 3 SR($30), modified/canibalized a cheapie close up tube to mount the Nikkor to the MC/MD mount, added a $12 adapter so my E-mount Sony mates, and it works like a charm, very sharp/easy to use. The whole affair cost very little, allowed me to enjoy a lo-budget DIY project, repurpose a bellows and lens, and it makes excellent images....now I just need to hone my micro/macro skills and try to make some shots like yours..
Dec 15, 2020 08:51:02 #
This is a great demonstration of how silly it is to obsess over dust and minor imperfections on a lens element. Perfect images can come from an imperfect lens. Bargains abound because of buyers who don't realize.
Fabulous images, Curve.
Fabulous images, Curve.
Dec 21, 2020 19:19:46 #
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